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| ~ Bio - Sgt. Silas Childs ~ | |||||||
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Silas Childs (Chiles) was born in 1747. On February 13, 1766, his intentions to marry Esther Ely were published in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Silas and Esther had at least 3 daughters born in Becket: Sibel on March 5, 1767, Lucreatia on March 15, 1768 and Parnel on July 1, 1773. Silas (of Becket) served 13 days as an Ensign in Captain Peter Porter's (Becket) Company of Minute-men, Colonel John Paterson's Berkshire County Regiment which marched April 23, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge, Massachusetts. On May 5, 1775, he enlisted as a Sergeant in Captain Thomas William's Company, Colonel John Paterson's Regiment and served therein at least through October 1775. On July 16, 1777, Silas enlisted as a Private in Lieutenant Thomas Gould's Company of Colonel Benjamin Simond's Berkshire County Regiment that marched from Hancock in Berkshire County to Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont. The Company was discharged on July 29, 1777. On July 20, 1777, he enlisted as a Sergeant in Captain John Warner's Company of Green Mountain Rangers, and served until December 3, 1777, when he was mustered out. In 1778, Silas was the Captain commanding the Granville, Charlotte (now Washington) County Company of the New York state Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel John Williams. Between March 28, 1781 and June 2, 1781, he moved to Skenesborough, Charlotte (Whitehall, Washington) County, New York. In October 1781, during the “Western Union” with Vermont, he represented Skenesborough in the General Assembly of Vermont at their session held at Charlestown, New Hampshire. In the same month he served as Major of the 15th Vermont Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Gideon Warren of Hampton and Lieutenant Colonel Solomon Brown of Salem (both towns now in Washington County, New York). In 1782, 1783 and 1784, he was elected Town Supervisor in Skenesborough. In 1786, he became a resident of the “Artillery Patent” which formed the southern portion of the town of Westfield, Charlotte (now Fort Ann, Washington) County, New York. On April 4, 1786, at the first regular Westfield town-meeting, he was elected one of two Town Supervisors. On June 23, 1786, Silas was appointed Justice of the Peace by the State of New York. He resided in Fort Ann until his death on January 18, 1819. He is buried in the Welch Hollow Cemetery, Fort Ann.
- Biographical information courtesy of Herman C. Brown
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